combination therapy
noun
medical
: the use of more than one method and especially more than one drug to treat a disease
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The combination therapy achieves higher response rates in patients with advanced melanoma, kidney cancer and certain lung cancers compared to treatment with a single inhibitor.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It is taken alone or as part of a combination therapy.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
In the other study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania gave a combination therapy to patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer as a first-line treatment.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 20 June 2024
Asymptomatic high blood pressure medications tend to be less intense than those for people experiencing symptoms, who tend to require combination therapy.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
In a post-stroke context, combination therapy is a clear improvement on the reliance on physical therapy alone.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Experts say combination therapy appears best for lifting people out of this chronic condition.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Moreover, the immune system also benefits from this combination therapy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The other half were given combination therapy that included a pre-dose (or induction dose) of chemotherapy before every session of chemoradiation.
—Dr. Daniel A. Carnegie, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It is taken alone or as part of a combination therapy.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
In the other study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania gave a combination therapy to patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer as a first-line treatment.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 20 June 2024
Asymptomatic high blood pressure medications tend to be less intense than those for people experiencing symptoms, who tend to require combination therapy.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
In a post-stroke context, combination therapy is a clear improvement on the reliance on physical therapy alone.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Experts say combination therapy appears best for lifting people out of this chronic condition.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Moreover, the immune system also benefits from this combination therapy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The other half were given combination therapy that included a pre-dose (or induction dose) of chemotherapy before every session of chemoradiation.
—Dr. Daniel A. Carnegie, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
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combination therapy
noun
: the use of two or more therapies and especially drugs to treat a disease or condition
a combination therapy for asthma using a beta-agonist and corticosteroid
Although S. pneumoniae remains the most common cause of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission, combination therapy consisting of a cephalosporin with either a fluoroquinolone or a macrolide is recommended.—Richard G. Wunderink and Grant W. Waterer, The New England Journal of Medicine
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